France, Biard, Pierre II, Allegory of sculpture, verso - stamped, In this representation Biard brings together various virtues and vices and refers to the lost painting Calumny of Apelles. Some details such as the representation of the Roman god Terminus on the right, the little bear licking stones in the shape of a boy and the series of putti at the bottom refer to sculpture. By bringing these figures together in print form, a comparison between the different art forms is created, also called paragone. The print also contains a double self-portrait: with the man who is embraced on the right and the crouching pensive man lower right the printmaker places himself in relation to sculpture and painting; the arts he himself practiced., print, prent, prints, height 354 mm, width 530 mm, 1592 - 1661-05-28, print maker, prentmaker, 1627 - 1627, paper, papier, etching, etsen
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